COV-2929 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, bearing the Calcutta HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Note: 1st setting - 5 mm letters. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

How scarce is the Calcutta HG 1 mark on this cover?

The census grades Calcutta HG 1 as very scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1775–1787.

COV-2929

Calcutta Cover

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Pre-stamp cover of India — Calcutta HG 1 handstruck folded letter (COV-2929) — front

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Description

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Note: 1st setting - 5 mm letters. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Auction

Private

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Other recorded marks at Calcutta

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About this Calcutta pre stamp cover

COV-2929 is a Calcutta pre stamp cover bearing the Calcutta HG 1 handstamp, struck in black, recorded in the census of Calcutta postal history — the office known today as Kolkata, Bengal Presidency. What is a pre stamp cover?

Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Note: 1st setting - 5 mm letters. Scarce example of postal history from this office.

Its recorded auction history runs through Private.

1 image of COV-2929 is recorded (front); the Calcutta HG 1 mark itself is recorded in use 1775–1787.

Questions about COV-2929

What is COV-2929?: COV-2929 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, bearing the Calcutta HG 1 handstamp in black. Postal cover from calcutta (bengal), bearing HG 1 handstamp in Black. Note: 1st setting - 5 mm letters. Scarce example of postal history from this office.
How scarce is the Calcutta HG 1 mark on this cover?: The census grades Calcutta HG 1 as very scarce, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1775–1787.
What is the provenance of COV-2929?: Its recorded auction history runs through Private.

About this record

This pre-1854 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Calcutta HG 1 handstamp of the Bengal Presidency, a mark graded “Very scarce” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Private.